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Oh I love to hear that you're planning on getting into watercolours! When the time comes, I hope you enjoy it! I found it quite frustrating at first but then I got in a different mindset (relinquishing control) and that seems to help. Looking forward to your next video, Glen!

Thank you, that really makes my day!

You're welcome! It seems to me you can post shorts anytime, anywhere, anyhow...they don't seem to have any bearing on longform videos or even on themselves. Threshold for shorts seems to naturally be around 400-500 for my channels, I've noticed--I have two channels, the only reason I dare to give advice is because I have so much experience on the larger one! :)

@HelenAveryArtChannel I knew it!!! Those intros 😅

Thank you! It was such a pretty snowy morning I felt it would be wrong not to capture a little of it at the start of the video. I appreciate you noticing! 😊

Yay, I have so many, happy to oblige!

She is so impressive, love her too! Ooh yeah, check out Gwartzman's next time you have an art supply order...they do free shipping over $75 or something like that. They also carry Beam!

Thank you! appreciate the comment!

Thank you 🤗 What's your top pen of the moment?

@HelenAveryArtChannel Pelikan m200

I love that for us!

This is a cool comment because my parents were lefties and I grew up in a left hand household, so everything from the hand soap to the dishrack to clothes on hangers even today I keep exactly how they had it and it always looks to be on the wrong side when I go to other people's homes, lol! Love a good fineliner.

If it's any consolation, I made the video and I don't know why you received it either! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Oh well; Howdy - and YOU GO GIRL ❤

Haha epic response!! Thank you for the well wishes!

Oh yes, we did chat about this the time I made the full length video about the Gelly Roll. I’m not sure I’ll ever need to buy one though at this rate. I’m just not using it much at all! Appreciate you sharing the deep knowledge you have on pens! ❤

You're so nice. I used to be an avid gardener, especially vegetables in my small patch of backyard! But then my garden got really shaded by mature trees and not much would grow. Ah well!

Thank you for the tip! I had the Sony ZV-1F for a short time but didn’t like the image (specifically Sony skin tones) but I’d be willing to figure out the learning curve. Also that was years ago before I knew as much about camera settings and some small adjustments I could have made

Sleeping it off is really underrated! Glad you got to recharge. I think you're right about the stickiness, but it absorbed too fast! Maybe after 1 min I could have taken it off but it was all dried up by then, hahaha. I love hearing about how others see the city that I'm so used to looking at. Fun to see it with fresh eyes. Funny also you say that, times when I've visited Brooklyn that felt very homey to me. All physical art for now--I love the sensory side of it and the sounds that come with it. Thanks for the kind words! Hope to see you more around here, I appreciate your support on Threads and over here!

Thank you for the kind words and the advice, I'll definitely check those cameras out!

Thank you for the tips! I appreciate the recommendations and always love to hear what other gear people are using! I knew about the Sony being a hit but must confess I hear about way fewer people using Nikon, so I learned something here too! Yes the tiny DJI screens were a killer on my eyes OR I couldn’t see it at all. Not the fault of the cameras but eventually a sticking point for me. I know better now!

@@HelenAveryArtChannel Hi Helen, one other tip, if you do try out another aps-c camera like Sony ZV-E10 or Nikon Z30 which are made for vlogging with articulating screen, for times you have the camera on a tripod focused at your artwork or painting, you might try switching to manual focus (set the point) instead of auto-focus if the distance of the camera to painting is not too much, and the lens is set about F4 or F5.6, if the art surface does not move, the focus will not change or hunt as your brush moves in and out next to the painting. If the camera is further away or your painting is moving in frame, using auto focus is fine. Make sure you have enough LED light for F4 or F5.6. Nikon Z30 is 20mp and Sony is 24mp. 20mp with its bigger pixel pitch has less digital noise in low light due to physics, as the size of each pixel gathering light is bigger on the sensor causing less noise. Have a great! Really like your content and presentation. Cheers!

This is great! Thank you for being so specific...I'm (almost) tempted to invest in a nice mirrorless again! Perhaps I will!

Thanks so much for your support! I'll update the link right away - thanks for letting me know!

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you found it helpful :)

Right? People like to dish it out but I doubt they like being on the other side

Thank you! You did? I'm so sorry you're going through that. Sending a hug. I appreciate you.

It's been the best discovery of last year for me. Thanks for the support!

Hi Joyce! From Camilla Damsbo here on TH-cam...check her out, she's great!

Totally agree! thanks for the words of wisdom!

Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you for saying that! I love your pixellated icon here, it's so cute. Just try it! Who cares if you make a mistake, it's all good!

Subbed back! Thanks for the fresh perspective, I needed that today! Let's do a great job :)

First I LOVE your channel, your videos are so inspiring and visionary!!! Second YES, you totally don't need a great camera for TH-cam (no one can tell the difference unless you're awesome at cinematography and own some nice lenses) but agree with you, nothing beats an actual mirrorless or DSLR for photographing art! Perhaps she'll consider the R50: it's really good!

@ thank you! I just realized I commented on your shorts instead of the video 😂

@@Gnaboaixno that’s ok! I realized! Haha

Oh I don't have a great answer because I feel the exact same way! But specifically if you want to get better at drawing then yes, I've used a mix of library books and tutorials, and even some still life websites where they have images of fruit etc you can practice on. Or sometimes I look at still life from the impressionists and I copy to practice.

It took me a minute to figure out what you're saying but now I can't stop laughing. Thank you!!!

Thank you! I appreciate that so much!!

Thank you friend. That means the world to me.

Thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate you!

Yay! We Canadians found each other! The only other Canadian I can think off the top of my head is @EmmaLefebvre but it's all either British or Americans I see too (not that I don't love them too but it's fun to find someone from the same place, I agree!)

@@HelenAveryArtChannel -Years ago I saw several people using watercolors en plein air in Banff and Lake Louise. I cannot say they were Canadian but they were working in Canada.

Oh yes! There are so many of us in real life but I think my audience member who commented here means not many Canadian watercolorists with TH-cam channels :)

@@HelenAveryArtChannel - Probably true. However, I love going through local art galleries and I have browsed through several in Banff and Calgary. While watercolors are not as plentiful as oils there are several in most every Canadian gallery I have gone to. In fact, I have one hanging on my wall completed by a Canadian artist. My parents purchased it back in the 1980’s.

That's lovely to have your parents' art from the 80s up on your own wall. Art is so transcendent. I love that. Thank you for sharing this info, I had never thought of it that way (though I have noticed the predominance of oils and acrylic over watercolour).

I’m glad you think so! 😊 I hope the Mimo app and adobe podcast enhance help some people just looking to level up without spending more than they need to. I appreciate the comment! 😊

@@HelenAveryArtChannel I'm a bit of a gear head, so I have had several cameras, lenses, action cams, mics, etc. I've made a couple of documentaries and such. But, I've wasted a lot of time on deciding on the Pocket 3 because I do like the look of it, but your video was a sign from the universe!

You must have some serious gear stories you could tell! I don't want to underplay that the pocket 3 is LOTS of fun, especially the gimbal feature at first. But as I was using it for some vlog shots over the course of a week I eventually thought, Actually I don't love using a gimbal, I prefer to lock the framing, and I move around in the shot rather than the camera follow me, know what I mean? Then that begged the question, do I want this if I don't like the gimbal motion? But honestly, the focus hunting was the deal breaker, it was very frustrating. Also the screen is still small and my eyes are shit. That doesn't help, lol!

@@HelenAveryArtChannel The main things that prevent me from the pocket 3 are that 1) I've become a minimalist sort of. I sold/am selling most gear and keeping a Sony A7C II, couple lenses and Action 5. 2) I don't know that I'll actually carry around the pocket 3 much - like my iPhone. 3) the gimbal (good/bad) 4) I've seen a lot of videos where people mention how the focus and leveling gets wonky. Also that they don't use it as much as they thought they would. Plus, all the accessories get expensive, so 500 can get to 1K.

@@momohmartOh interesting! Thats a great kit and if you have the Action 5 I’d agree you might not pull out the OP3 all that often. I’ve never seen this mentioned but the long handle of the OP3 esp. in the case looks a bit menacing, and people will glance at what you’re holding in your hand as it kind of gives the vibe of a weapon. I never hear anyone talk about this though so 🤷🏻‍♀️ anyway! This was fun, thank you for sharing so much info, cool to see what other people own!

Yes! I'm a beginner artist who took it up after surviving cancer as a way to feel better. Why are you being so mean?

​@@HelenAveryArtChannelCongrats! keep up your work 🎉

@@nguyenan9737 Thank you! That’s really nice of you to write, I appreciate you. Happy new year 🎉

Responding to my first troll comment as a beginner artist #watercolorpainting

Oh look, it's The asshole. Feel better dunking on a cancer survivor, prick?

I never said that, in fairness? But why would I keep it if it doesn't suit my needs?

You obviously don’t have anything nice to say so just leave her alone channel or stfu PS 🤡

@@HelenAveryArtChanneldon’t listen to this idiot sweetie you’re doing great, and this jackass is a condescending, gatekeeping fuck, whose own content is so utterly lacking in every respect that he’s triggered by other people’s high quality content. The fact that you’re a well spoken, knowledgeable, absurdly beautiful woman only adds to the moron’s emboldened behavior, so bear that in mind. He’s a weak minded man, molded by the minds of other weak men…or at least a lack of strong men during his childhood.

That’s exactly what that means you idiot. It means it’s not worth it FOR HER workflow, and any who want to follow it exactly. How can you be so profoundly stupid?

You're just jealous that this woman has more followers and views than you.

I've even seen someone just use a mirror. That's it. A mirror behind the phone...so simple! I'm sure there's a knack to getting it angled just right, but still! For the money the step up really wasn't there for me, especially when I reviewed the footage on a big computer screen. And the focusing issue...that was the most frustrating when it would go blurry every few seconds. Thanks for leaving a comment, Steph! Love to see you thrive here. Happy new year!

@@HelenAveryArtChannel yer sometimes simple is better :) You're welcome! Yer and you, keep at it! Happy New Year!

Thank you, that's exactly it! It's so nice at this point of my life to get out of that mindset. It's been scratching an itch that hustle culture could never.

Haul them back out and start filling them in, it's so gratifying! ;) Thanks for the kind words!

Oh thank you for letting me know that's how you found this video! I appreciate that, I never would have known otherwise. Part of being a small channel I guess, TH-cam doesn't us smaller creators if they don't HAVE to...haha! Agree that the 40 is perfection...but doesn't get the love the 55 angle does (which is harder to use, for sure). At least they are not too pricey if you do go for it, and have interchangeable ink systems. Happy new year!

I have used an empty cartridge with water proof ink filled with a syringe and it works ok.

Thanks for sharing your experience and the history with the Strathmore factory! It’s so fun to see how people use the same materials with different takeaways. I really must look for a gently used art materials thrift shop in my city, a genius idea if ever there was one. You're very welcome for the review, I appreciate you taking the time to leave this thoughtful comment! Happy new year!